🇹🇷 Turkey · Tell
Pulur Höyük (Erzincan)
Chalcolithic-EBA (c.5000-2500 BCE) · Kura-Araxes / Early Transcaucasian (Karaz-Pulur)
Pulur Höyük (Erzincan) — buried chalcolithic-eba tell/village at Erzincan Province.
🇺🇦 Ukraine · Tell
Sea-Cliff Exposed Mound North
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Sea-Cliff Exposed Mound North in Dnieper, Ukraine is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) tell attributed to Classical culture.
🇺🇸 United States · Earthwork
Toolesboro Mounds
Middle Woodland Hopewell 200 BCE–500 CE · Hopewell (Havana Hopewell)
Iowa's premier Hopewell center: 7 surviving mounds (originally 12) including large conical Mound 2 (8 m high) and linear Mound 7 on blufftop above Iowa-Mississippi confluence.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Yalape South Annex
Late Intermediate Chachapoya 1100–1470 CE · Chachapoyas
Secondary terraced annex of Yalape fortress-city perched above Utcubamba 15 km south of Chachapoyas town: 40 circular houses with trapezoidal niches on terraces stepping down 60 m vertical, defensive…
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · Earthwork
Angkor Baray Extension South
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Iron Age
Angkor Baray Extension South in Najd, Saudi Arabia is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) earthwork attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid
Anu Ziggurat and Eanna Precinct of Uruk
Uruk Period (c. 4000–3100 BCE) → Jemdet Nasr → Early Dynastic; Anu ziggurat Late Uruk · Sumerian (Uruk)
Twin sacred precincts of world's first city Uruk (4000–3100 BCE): Anu District with White Temple ziggurat (21 m high limestone platform, U period) and Stone Cone Temple mosaic; Eanna District with…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Rock-cut
Bokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis
Graeco-Roman (300 BCE–300 CE) · Egyptian Greco-Roman (Bahariya mummies)
Bokar Riade? Actually Bir el-Shaghala — Bahariya Greco-Roman Necropolis in Giza Governorate, Egypt is a Graeco-Roman (300 BCE–300 CE) rock_cut attributed to Egyptian Greco-Roman (Bahariya mummies).
🇨🇱 Chile · Ancient city
Casa Grande Compound — Atacama (Copiapo)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Casa Grande Compound in Atacama, Chile is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Hillfort
Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse
Bronze Age cairn; Iron Age hillfort · Welsh Bronze Age to Iron Age
Crug Hywel Hillfort and Cairn — Llangorse in Powys, Wales, United Kingdom is a Bronze Age cairn; Iron Age hillfort hillfort attributed to Welsh Bronze Age to Iron Age.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Matmata (Gabes)
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Medieval
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake in Matmata, Tunisia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇹🇿 Tanzania · Temple complex
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake — Serengeti (Arusha)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Gobero Cemetery Paleolake in Serengeti, Tanzania is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.
🇳🇪 Niger · Ancient city
Harlaa Urban Mound East — Ténéré (Agadez)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
Harlaa Urban Mound East in Ténéré, Niger is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Classical culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Hillat el-Arab — Tomb 4 (Early Kushite Tumulus)
Kerma Classic to Early Napatan, c.1700–600 BCE (reused) · Kushite (Kerma → Napatan)
Kerma-classic tumulus Tomb 4 at Hillat el-Arab (c.1700–1500 BCE, early Kushite Kerma horizon) — 20 m diameter tumulus with mudbrick vaulted chamber and subsidiary burials, horse and cattle bucrania…
🇪🇬 Egypt · Ancient city
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North — Giza Plateau (Giza)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Medieval
Jebel Barkal Pyramid North in Giza Plateau, Egypt is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇯🇴 Jordan · Buried city
Kiln Workshop Complex North — Jordan Valley (Amman)
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Medieval
Kiln Workshop Complex North in Jordan Valley, Jordan is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) buried city attributed to Medieval culture.
🇪🇬 Egypt · Quarry
Kom Ombo North Quarry (Desert Quarry Road)
Ptolemaic to Roman (180 BCE–200 CE) · Ptolemaic / Roman (Upper Egypt)
Desert quarry supplying Kom Ombo's double temple with stuck naos.
🇫🇷 France · Rock art
Lascaux Hall Extension Panel West
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age
Lascaux Hall Extension Panel West in Dordogne, France is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) rock art attributed to Bronze Age culture.
🇹🇳 Tunisia · Ancient city
Membressa (Medjez el-Bab)
Punic to Modern (3rd c. BCE–present; bridge Roman) · Numidian / Roman-Christian
Medjerda bridge town with 8-arch Roman bridge still in use.
🇮🇷 Iran · Ancient village
Midden Deposit South
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic
Midden Deposit South in Susiana, Iran is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) ancient village attributed to Local Neolithic culture.
🇦🇺 Australia · Hydraulic works
Moray Concentric Terrace South
Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Iron Age
Moray Concentric Terrace South in Kimberley, Australia is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇨🇳 China · Tumulus
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension — Xi'an Plain (Xi'an)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Mound 72 Beaded Burial Extension in Xi'an Plain, China is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) tumulus attributed to Iron Age culture.
🇬🇹 Guatemala · Pyramid
Nakbe Structure 1
Early to Middle Preclassic 1400–400 BCE (Mamom), latest major 300 BCE · Maya (Mirador Basin early Preclassic)
Centerpiece of Nakbe East Group: Structure 1 is 45 m high Triadic pyramid dating to 1000 BCE early Mamom, with massive stucco masks 5 m wide on first tier.
🇲🇽 Mexico · Rock-cut
News Paper Rock Panel East — Oaxaca (Oaxaca)
Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical
News Paper Rock Panel East in Oaxaca, Mexico is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) rock_cut attributed to Classical culture.
🇬🇷 Greece · Submerged site
Olous — Elounda Submerged City
Classical to Venetian (500 BCE–1500 CE) · Cretan Dorian / Venetian
Olous — Elounda Submerged City in Crete, Lasithi, Greece is a Classical to Venetian (500 BCE–1500 CE) submerged-city attributed to Cretan Dorian / Venetian.